Peace In Their Time

Episode 73 - A Revolution Dashed

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The war for China took a turn when Chiang Kai-shek and the Right KMT executed a massive backstab on the Communists and their Left KMT allies. In doing so, Chiang unknowingly established an intractable rivalry that would haunt him for the rest of his life. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

  1. Fairbank, John K & Denis Twitchett The Cambridge History of China, Volume 12: Republican China 1912-1949, Part 1 Cambridge University Press 1983
  • Sheridan, James E. China in Disintegration: The Republican Era in Chinese History 1912-1949 Macmillian Publishing Co, Inc 1975
  • Taylor, Jay The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China Harvard University Press 2011
  • SCM Paine The Wars for Asia 1911-1949 Cambridge University Press 2012
  • Bianco, Lucien Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 Editions Gallimard 1967

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